More Rioting

May 10, 1985

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Four people lost their lives Thursday in rioting in black townships. The police report: One girl was run down by a car that went out of control after rocks were thrown at it. A man was killed when police fired on a crowd. A woman, 19, was burned to death in her home by rioters who set it on fire with gasoline bombs. A man was stoned to death. The government says more than 200 people have been killed in nine months of unrest. Opposition groups: Well over 300 have died. Another development: Chemical Workers Industrial Union said Andries Raditsela, the union's vice chairman in the Transvaal province, died of a brain hemorrhage. He was picked up by police who accused him of car theft. Several hours later he was taken to a hospital where he died. The government ordered an urgent inquiry.